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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz, (25.515-27.855 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   AM   FM   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
? ?
Filters 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ? 7 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz, (25.515-27.855 MHz)
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 4 W 12 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) ? Mains
Current RX 3 A (60 W) ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
180 × 50 × 188 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 7.40 in)
335 × 95 × 210 mm
(13.19 × 3.74 × 8.27 in)
Weight 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 120 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007A PRESIDENT-HERBERT PRESIDENT-BENJAMIN